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<p>The government has changed the law to improve how young carers and their families
are identified and supported. The Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on
local authorities to identify and assess the needs of all young carers, regardless
of who they care for or what type of care they provide. These provisions work alongside
those for assessing adults in the Care Act 2014 so that when a young carer is identified
the needs of everyone in the family is considered, triggering action from both children’s
and adults’ support services.</p><p> </p><p>We funded the Making a Step Change project,
which sought to identify, champion and embed best practice around effective integrated
whole family pathways between voluntary and statutory sector partners.</p><p> </p><p>In
May 2014, NHS England published the ‘Commitment to Carers’ which set out commitments
across a range of themes to improve recognition and support for carers, including
young carers. As part of NHS England’s work to support young carers, the Young Carers
Health Champion Programme was established in July 2016 to support improved health
literacy, promote health and wellbeing and develop the capacity of young carers to
participate in the planning and development of young carer-friendly services.</p><p>
</p><p>There is a wealth of resources that enable local authorities, schools and voluntary
sector partners to support young carers and their families, based on evidence of what
works. Carers Trust host many of these materials on their websites which can be accessed
at either: <a href="http://www.thecarershub.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.thecarershub.co.uk</a>
or: <a href="http://www.makingastepchange.info/" target="_blank">www.makingastepchange.info/</a>.</p>
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